Problem Printing from Lightroom

[kitten500]

I am getting some very strange colours when printing, and sometimes almost B&W.

I have to send the photo to CS2 and print using printer colour management, to get a satisfactory result.

I think the image is being colour managed twice in LR, but I don't know how to fix it.

Is there a way to print from LR using either LR or printer for colour mgt - just like CS2 has?

Just for reference - I am using a Canon PIXMA iP42'' printer.

 

[Fotoguy]

You guys seem pretty clued up regarding CM and I wondered if one of you could help point me in the right direction as to a similar problem I'm having.

I have a problem printing from LR to my Canon ip4'''. (set to none; no colour management as suggested by Denis)
LR set to colour manage, perceptual. Canon Glossy Paper Profile.
The print preview shows a rather garish shift in the reds to magenta.
Print output is the same. It doesn't match what I'm seeing on my calibrated Dell 3''7 HC monitor in LR and PS.

If I edit the same image from LR in PS CS3 (PS is set to colour manage) the image previews and prints perfectly. It matches the image as viewed on my monitor. On checking the PS print settings, the printer profile setting in the print dialog is set (oddly?) to the Dell 3''7 HC calibrated profile. I changed this to the Canon Glossy paper Profile setting, guess what; same garish shift in the reds. It replicated exactly what the problem with LR is. Weird!

OK then methinks, if I select the Dell profile in LR I should get the same results as I'm getting from PS, yeah? So it's off to LR's CM panel, add profile...Oh oh...only the 5 Canon paper profiles are showing. I can't choose from the same large selection as the PS print profile setting. Mmm snookered!

Can anyone tell me why PS lets me choose from a much larger selection of profiles than LR? Can, and should LR be showing all the profiles that PS shows? Hopefully one of you will kindly help me out towards solving this.

Thanks

Jack.

 

[Kiwigeoff]

You guys seem pretty clued up regarding CM and I wondered if one of you could help point me in the right direction as to a similar problem I'm having.

I have a problem printing from LR to my Canon ip4'''. (set to none; no colour management as suggested by Denis)
LR set to colour manage, perceptual. Canon Glossy Paper Profile.
The print preview shows a rather garish shift in the reds to magenta.
Print output is the same. It doesn't match what I'm seeing on my calibrated Dell 3''7 HC monitor in LR and PS.

If I edit the same image from LR in PS CS3 (PS is set to colour manage) the image previews and prints perfectly. It matches the image as viewed on my monitor. On checking the PS print settings, the printer profile setting in the print dialog is set (oddly?) to the Dell 3''7 HC calibrated profile. I changed this to the Canon Glossy paper Profile setting, guess what; same garish shift in the reds. It replicated exactly what the problem with LR is. Weird!

OK then methinks, if I select the Dell profile in LR I should get the same results as I'm getting from PS, yeah? So it's off to LR's CM panel, add profile...Oh oh...only the 5 Canon paper profiles are showing. I can't choose from the same large selection as the PS print profile setting. Mmm snookered!

Can anyone tell me why PS lets me choose from a much larger selection of profiles than LR? Can, and should LR be showing all the profiles that PS shows? Hopefully one of you will kindly help me out towards solving this.

Thanks

Jack.

A monitor profile is not for printing hence it doesn't show in LR. Have you calibrated your monitor at all?
It sounds as if it is uncalibrated and even corrupt possibly.

 

[Fotoguy]

Hi Geoff

The monitor was calibrated with a Pantone Huey Pro, thanks. I recalibrated it again after the problem raised it's head just to make sure. Same results.

latest:

I uninstalled the print driver profiles then re-installed. Result- The print preview still looks skewed in the reds, but it now prints as I see the image in LR & PS. Weird!
Dunno what's going on, but it least it's printing fine now.